What’s happening in SWLA: March 17-19

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - St. Patrick’s Day falls on Friday, March 17, this year, but Louisiana will be celebrating all weekend. This is a list of events happening around SWLA for the weekend of March 17-19, 2023. If you have an event you’d like added to the calendar, email us at news@kplctv.com. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Friday, March 17

Live at the Lakefront at Civic Center Ampitheatre: Three Sheets at 6 p.m., The Main Entrée at 7:30 p.m., and Jarvis Jacob & The Gents at 9 p.m.
MacFarlane’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival
St. Patty’s Day Pub Crawl by LCHH Rotary Club: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Panorama Music House
Leprechaun Find at the Moss Bluff Library
Free Crawfish Friday (St. Pats Edition): 5 p.m. at Juicy’s Lounge
Boujee Voodoo Haunted History Ghost Tour: 6:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Calcasieu Courthouse
St. Patrick’s Day Party: 5 p.m. at Crying Eagle Brewery
Perfectly Imperfect: CPSB Student Art Show opening reception: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Yoga Under the Oak: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum
St. Patrick’s Day Menagerie: 8 p.m. at Library Riot
Benefit Concert for Hobo Hotel: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at Mellow Mushroom
Bayou Blast 2023: 2 p.m. at Lake Charles Gun Club
Gilding Lilly: CPSB Faculty Art Show opening reception: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Southwest Jazz Concert: 6 p.m. at the DeRidder High School Auditorium
Grace Gardens Mass Brick Dedication and Blessing: 11 a.m. by the Convent Chapel at Christus Oschner St. Patrick Hospital

Saturday, March 18

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl by the SWLA Firefighter’s Association starts at 4 p.m. at Rikenjaks
War Journalists: Chasing Fire (Documentary Short and Filmmaker Talkback) by the McNeese Banners Series: 7 p.m. at McNeese Stokes Auditorium/Hardtner Hall
CITGO E-Recycle Day: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. at West-Cal Arena & Event Center
Casey Donahew: 8 p.m. at the Golden Nugget Grand Event Center
Reptile Encounter: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Riverside Park
“Live Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary”: 1 p.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church
Families Helping Families’ Bunny Stop & Hop: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 324 W Hale St.
Anniversary Parade: 12 p.m. in downtown Leesville
Third Saturday Bluegrass Jam: 12 p.m. at the Beauregard Museum in DeRidder
Spring Into Life: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Veterans Park in DeRidder
Teen Virtual Reality Program: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Unity Baptist Craft Fair: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 19373 Lake Charles Hwy. in DeRidder

Sunday, March 19

Lake Charles Symphony Brass Quintet: 4 p.m. at Historic Cash and Carry Building

Multi-Day

Rhea Lana’s Spring Consignment Shopping Event: March 17-23 at the former Hollister Store in the Prien Lake Mall
Pride and Prejudice: March 17-19 at the ACTS Theatre
Coppelia by the Lake Area Ballet Theatre: March 17-18 at the McNeese Tritico Theatre
Iowa Rabbit Festival: March 17-18 at the Burton Coliseum
Hunter’s Education Course: March 17-18 at Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office Training Academy
“Swamp STOL” aviation event: March 17-18 at the Jennings Airport
SWLA District Senior Games: March 18-30 at McNeese State University
McNeese Baseball vs. Yale: March 17-19 at the Joe Miller Ball Park
American Impressionism exhibit: March 16-25 at Historic City Hall
Lauren Marie Breaux: Mardi Gras Morning exhibit: March 16-18 at Historic City Hall
Troy Guilbeaux art exhibit: March 16-24 at Historic City Hall